Publication produced on the occasion of the exhibition “Nachleben: Painting as Conceptual Art,” an exhibition and publishing project with which the museum aims to contribute to the understanding of the history of recent art. This first part of the trilogy explores the intrinsic nature of painting based on some of its vicissitudes and drifts. The publication includes texts by David Barro, director of the museum, as well as reproductions of works of art from the Es Baluard Collection.